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Megachurch Christianity reconsidered : millennials and social change in African perspective

Building from a behind-the-scenes case study of Kenya's Nairobi Chapel and its "daughter" Mavuno Church, Wanjiru M. Gitau expands their story into a narrative that offers analysis of the rise, growth, and place of megachurches worldwide in the new millennium. In contexts experienced as deeply volatile, and on a continent reeling from the structural incoherence imposed in colonial times, megachurches provide a map of reality to navigate by, with the gospel as their primary compass. Gitau shows that recognizing the psychological, spiritual, and social destabilization of modernizing societies is the first step to valuing the place of megachurches in contemporary Christianity. Through analysis of social demography, theology, philosophy of ministry, leadership development, and strategy, Megachurch Christianity Reconsidered makes integral sense of the historical and social forces that give megachurches their growth opportunity, and reclaims them as a subject of serious theological conversation. This engaging account centers on the role of millennials in responding to the need for "a home for new generations" amid the dislocating transitions of globalization and postmodernity in postcolonial Africa and around the world. Gitau gleans practical wisdom for postdenominational churches everywhere (mega- and otherwise) from the lessons learned in Kenya's remarkable urban, evangelical renewal movement.

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Author(s) Gitau, Wanjiru M. - Personal Name
Edition 5th printing
Call Number 276.7625083 Git m
ISBN/ISSN 9780830851034
Subject(s) Social change
Africa
Social change--Religious aspects--Christianity
Big churches
Classification 276.7625083
Series Title
GMD Print
Language English
Publisher InterVarsity Press
Publishing Year 2021
Publishing Place Illinois
Collation xiv, ind. 188 p.; 23 cm
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